25 March 2012 Paris, France This evening in S??o Paolo, Brazil, the 4th Expert Meeting of the Green Development Initiative (GDI) opens with a welcome dinner. Over the next two days, the experts will be exploring the business case for establishing a BioAreas Standard & Registry for biodiversity-responsible area management. By registering and certifying BioAreas, ...

pubblicato il: 25/03/2012 - 09:56

? Former Vice President Dick Cheney is recovering from a heart transplant to treat end-stage heart failure ? an often misunderstood disease that is one of the most costly health problems in America. According to the Times: Mr. Cheney, 71, who has suffered five heart attacks and was in end-stage heart failure, had been on ...

pubblicato il: 25/03/2012 - 04:57

Worries about slowing growth in China intensified on Thursday after a disappointing purchasing manager index report. What businesses in the country look promising for investors? To find out, I sat down earlier this week at a Starbuck's on??swank Nanjing West Road here in Shanghai with JP Gan. JP is a managing director at Shanghai-based Qiming ...

pubblicato il: 25/03/2012 - 06:23

A Kuala Lumpur-based boutique women shoes retailer, Shoes, Shoes, Shoes and Asia?s largest dating company, Lunch Actually hope to spice up the matchmaking scene with a marketing campaign, where single women can discover their perfect match with the shoes as the matchmaker. Here?s how it works: Step 1 At Shoes, Shoes, Shoes retail outlet, women ...

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 04:57

U is for Unreasonable Compensation. I don?t love S corporations. I know that my CPA friends love, love them but I don?t. While I agree that they have advantages in terms of flexibility, many shareholders struggle with compliance putting the S status at risk. And even more concerning? The IRS isn?t a fan. And by ...

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 00:27

"Culture" is the hot buzzword in business these days, and with good reason. Many business leaders are coming to realize that if a company's internal culture isn't healthy???if it isn't focused on the right values and goals, and if it isn't behaving in the right way???then ultimately, that will become apparent to the outside world. ...

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 00:27

Educator and entrepreneur Nate Cooper lends his advice on how to best position yourself for attracting a technical co-founder.

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 08:25

And finally, after giving you??Three Reasons The Supreme Court Should Overturn ObamaCare?s Individual Mandate and??Three Reasons The Supreme Court Should Uphold The Individual Mandate here is the final installment: three reasons why the court case being heard today is not quite as epic as it seems. Some Aspects Of ObamaCare Are Happening Regardless Of The ...

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 08:25

Pro-Beijing politician Leung Chun-ying was elected on Sunday to become the next chief executive of Hong Kong, after a tumultuous campaign that brought to light allegations of extramarital affairs, triad connections and interference by Chinese officials. The 57-year-old property surveyor and former cabinet member won 689 votes from the 1,193 people eligible to cast ballots ...

pubblicato il: 25/03/2012 - 13:55

Several months ago, Apple notified app developers that they were going to phase out access to UDID, which is a unique device identifier calculated as a hash of the SerialNumber, IMEI, WiFi MAC Address and Bluetooth Address of the iOS device. The use of UDIDs have raised privacy concerns and prompted government interest, causing Apple ...

pubblicato il: 25/03/2012 - 10:57